Animal poke and weaner.



W. D. GOPF.

ANIMAL POKE AND WEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1a, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914 ATTORN EY r, 'll/f mami?. Goff, BY

inrTnn sTATns1 PATENT OFFICE. i

WILLIAM D.` GOFF, 0F JOPLIN, MISSOURI.

ANIMAL POKE AND `VVEANLER Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application led May `13, 1913. Serial No. 767,336.

Patented Aug'. 4:, 1914i.`

To all whom it may concern."

` Be it known that I, WILLAM D. GoFF, a citizen of the Unitedf States, residing at Joplin, in the count-y of Jasper and State of lVIissouri, have invented a new and useful Animal Poke and Weaner, of which the following is a specification.`

The invention relates to improvements .in animal pokes and weaners.

The object of the present inventionis to improve the construction of animal pokes, and to provide a simple, inexpensive and ecient device adapted to be readily applied to the head of a calf, and capable of adjustl ment to suit the size of the same, and equipped with arowel and operatin means adapted to throw `the dowel into t e nose of an animalshould` the same push against a` wire or otherfence, and also adapted to cause the rowel to engage the nose ofthe animal should it throw its head `back `for jumping.` d d Another object of the invention is to providea device ofthis character adapted to supporta weaner flap clear of the mouth o`f i an animal while the same is feeding at the ground, and capable when the animal throws its head upwardfor sucking to dropthe iiap over the mouth and at the Sametime cause the/animal to prod bothitself and the cow.

A further object of the invention is to provide an` animal poke and weaner of this character in which the rowel and operating.

meansmay be readily removed and the rest 'of the device used as a halter, when it is desired to tie an animal in a barn.

With these and otherobiects 1n view, the invention consists 1n the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter `fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims here to appended; it being understood `that various changes in the form, proportion, size and `minor details of construction, Within the scope of the` claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrii ficing `any of the advantages of the invention. j

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of an animal poke and weaner, constructed in accordance with this inventlon and shown applied `to the'head of a calf.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a portion ofthe device, illustratingtheconstruction of the brow` band and the bracket for supporting the rear lever,the latter being in section. l `ig3 is a transverse sectional i view through the bracket, illustrating" the construction forV detachably pivoting` the rear lever in thebracket. Big. 4 is adetail view `of the weaner flap.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlng.

In the accompanylng drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodimentyof d the invention, the animal poke comprisesin its construction a brow band 1 havinga buckle 2 and adapted to be secured around the top ofthe head of a calf 3, as clearly illustrated in 'Fig'. 1 of the drawing. The` buckle ispreferably arranged at the back of the brow band, which is reinforced'aty the exterior by a pliable `metallic strip Il, extending across the front of the brow band and partially around the sides and `adapted to be y shaped by bending to lit the head of the 1 animal, and capable of stifl'eninf` the brow band and preventing the same from twisting. The front of the brow band alsohas mounted on ita bracket 5, preferablyconsistingof a malleable castingand securedf to the brow band by rivets 6, or other suitable fastening devices, which pierce the end portions of the bracket, the metallic strip l and the front portion` of the browband.

While the bracket preferably consists of a malleable casting, it may be constructed in any other suitablemanner, and is provided at its terminals with slots or openings `7 for the reception of the front side or `check straps "8, which extend downwardly and rearwardly from the oppositesides of the front portion of the` brow band.

The front side straps 8 are preferably provided with buckles 9 and form upper 13, are secured at their upper ends 14 to the e brow band at opposite sides thereof, preferably at the terminals of the metallic strip 4 between the same and the brow band, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The rear top straps are crossed in rear of the brow band, and each extends acrossthe 'ofthe device maybe used afs a hfal.ter.. r

backof the. neck of the animal to the other side of the head of the same. The front side straps andthe rear top straps diverge" downwardly 'and provide an open space between `theinat each side of the device for the of the animal..v

The throat latch leather, lining 18 and havingan eye onloop -19atthe bottoni t0 receive afront loop 'or vhook 2O .of the strap 16. Thev strap lvis Iiirelferably provided at its rear end-.with a 'snap hook 21 for detachably engaging the rngla VThe nose band is preferably constructed of a single strip of metal, andthe terminals thereof are extended andspz-ced apart at they topf of the nose band to pro# videprojec-ting l ears Q2 between which is ffulcrumed affront lever Q3. The lever 23, which 1s preferably composed of 'two sides 0i"'pieces,-1 s pivoted tothe nose, band by 4a rivet E2/1, or other suitable fastening device,l and it carries atits frontend a rowel 25."

The rearend of the front'flever is pivoted by airivet orl pin 26, or other suitable fastening device, to the lower or vfrontend ofya rear lever 27,' which extends between the'sides of i the front lever. The rear lever is provided at its front rportion with a plurality .of per-` .y forations 2Storeceive the pivot 26 fo r'ad;

' v,j ustably conuecting the adjacentends of fthe.. l'eyerst and thesaid rear lever is also provided at'aninteimediate point with a plurality'of fperforations 29-adapted toj receive a spring vaetuated-bolt' or piu 30,fw l`iich constitutes .the'pivot or fulcruin forthere'ar lever. The

rear leverV is fulcrumed between v aV pair., of projecting ears onlugs E] 'of `the bracket,

which is also providedj with'y an alinedf guide. 32spaeed from :the saidears Thefpin orv bolt, which extends through perforations of tliefliigsor vears 31. and the` guide lug 32, yhas but any, other suitable stopor abutment may .be provided for the; inner end ofthe coiled The coiled sprtigurges the pivotedthe rear lever from the? bracket and the strap` l' :if it should throw-.its head upto' jump, theI 'a 'coiled spring .BSdisposed von; it and interposed -between'the guide luge-2, and a'pin 34,

spring. *y v bolt inwardly andmaintainsA the same, in its floperativ'e position, ,and it lpermits' the 'bolt to bev retracted when itis desired to remove' or adjust the rearlevler` 27; By de'taoliing from the 15, the rowel fand the op era-ting means. may be removed andthe rest y The upper or' rear arni of the lever ZTis preferably provided V.with a-pointed terminal `1 353, and it is curved upwardly and forwardly 550 and is `adapted ktoein'gfage a'fence wire, or

other object should the animalpusli vagainst the same. The Calf inf pushingagainst vthe wire throws the rowel down V`on vits nose, or

isL provided with a ring 15 and isconnected by a shortv strap 16 with ya metallic nose band l17', provided with a reaiarm of the lever" 27 'will overbalanoe the front arm and will swing` rearwardly.

27 to swing outwardly and carry with it the rear arm ofthe front lever and Athereby carryA the rowel inwardly and prick the noseof the animal. f

This will vcause the front arm'of the lever,A

, lihen it is desired to vuse thedevice for weaning a calf, it is.equippedfwith4 a ap 36 constructed of slieetmetal. or other-{suitable material having its upper edge rolled to forni opposite eyes v37 rfor the reception Lof a piiitle .38,which maybe substituted forthe .pivot 39 ofthe rowel25.- The flapisfgsupv ported out of theway of the aninfialy and does not interfere with its feeding from the ground, but should the animal throw its ,f

head upwardly'in attemptingto suck, the` v, flapwillelose over the mouth] and preifentr4 `theanin'ial from sucking' and the rowel will spur bothutlie calf and the cowl. e.

llhatfiselaimed is:

1. *i devi fe of the class described includ Vlng abrow band arrangedtocompletely e -encircle the upper portion ofthe head.' of

an'` animal, a nose band,l straps connecting the brow .lband yand the Anose band forf retaining the same on an animal, afront lever fulcrumed at anfintermediate pointon lthe -f nose. band', and a' rearflever vpivotally eo-n-v 95 i ne-oted `at itsfront. end 'to the front-.lever and -fulcrunied v'at an intermediate pointvonfthe ,said .brow band and having an extended rear. arm projecting"upwardly andI forl.

wardly-'and adapted when 'headfof ythe animal is thrown upwardly to joverbalance and swingl rearwardly'` to oscillate thefroiit" lever. c I f f 2. i fdeviceof the classy described'inehiding` v front'levier,` fulorumed at anintermediate point v and provided with means for engaging the nose of an animal, arear lever fulcrumed ,at a point intermediate` of itsends and pivot.-

ally :connected atitsV front end. to the front levee'sad. rearL lever havngan extended Vrear arm curved upwardly and`.forwardly` terminatingin a spur and adapted l,when the head of the animal 'istlirowri upwardly tn overba-lance and swing rearwardly to I oscilla-te the front `lever andv cause the same to engage the nose of the: animal, and means an animal;

for mounting the said` leverfon the head of a A devi@ of the dass der ribed mana; .1-

ing a brow band adaptedto' encirclelfthe top-portion of the head of v`an `a nir`na.l, a

band, afront llever fiile'ru.med on the nog@ `nose of an animal.

straps secured to the `brow band at oppo` site sides thereof andcrossedin rear of the brow band, eachrear strap extending to the other side of thedevice, front side straps secured to the` brow band and extending downwardly and rearwardly, a throat latch connected with the said straps, a nose band, means for detachably connect-ing the nose band and the throat latch, a frontlever :ful-

crumed on the nose band, and a rear `lever pivotally connected to the front lever and detachably fulcrumed on the` nose band, said levers and nose band being adapted to be removed and the remaining portion of i the device constituting a halter.

5. A device ofthe class described includ-` ing a brow band arranged to completely encircle the top provided `with a` pliable metallic reinforcing strip adapted to `be shaped by bendingl to fit thehead of an animal, a nose band,

means for connecting the nose band and the brow band for retaining the same `on the head of an animal, and front and rear levers pivotally connected and `fulcrumed on the nose band and the brow band, the front lever being provided with means for engaging the Cooles of :thi: `patent may ,be obtained toxitlve cents nach, by `addresuing the i Commissioner of Yntents;

of the head of lan animal` (i. A device of the classdescribed includingeJ nose band, a bracket arranged above and in spaced relation with thenose band and having projecting ears, means for securingthe bracket and the nose band to the head of an animal, a s ring actuated pivot carried by the brac et and extending through the ears, a rear lever detachably fulcrurned between the ears by the said pin, and a front lever mounted on the nose band and connected with the rear lever.`

7. Aldevce of the class described including a brow band adapted to encircle the` top portion of the head of an animal, a bracket` secured to and extending across the front of the brow band and provided at its ends with openings, front side straps secured lin the openings of thebracket and extending downwardly therefrom,.rear straps extendingdownwardly at the back of the brow' band, a throat latch connected with the said straps, a nose band, front and rear levers` pivotally connected and fulcrumed onthe nose band and the said bracket, and means for connecting the nose band and the throat y latch.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signaq ture in the presence of two witnesses.

`WILLIAM D. GOFF. s

Witnesses S; H. EDGE, J oHN HUNTER.

Washington D. C." 

